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Hanoi’s urban railway route No 3 expected to finish in 2021

An overview of part of the Hanoi Train Station-Nhon urban railway project (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi authorities said construction
progress is being speeded up so that the Hanoi Train Station-Nhon urban railway
project (Route No. 3) will be completed in 2021.

The municipal People’s Committee submitted the plan on
capital use and debt payment for the project to the city’s People’s Council at
its ongoing 4th session.

Under the plan, developed by the Hanoi Metropolitan Railway
Management Board, the building of Route No 3 will use over 957.26 million EUR
in official development assistance (ODA) loans, provided by the French
Government (335 million EUR), the French Development Agency (179 million EUR),
the European Investment Bank (141 million EUR) and the Asia Development Bank
(about 302 million EUR).

As such, debt payment will start this year.

Currently, bidding process and contracts have been signed
for 8 out of the total 9 bidding packages under the project. Approximately 30
percent of the workload has been completed so far.

The Hanoi Train Station-Nhon route has a total length of
12.5km, comprising 8.5km of an elevated track that will connect Nhon depot with
Thu Le Zoo, and a 4km-long underground track that will link Thu Le with the
Hanoi railway station.

The line will start at Nhon and reach Cau Giay via National
Highway 32, Ho Tung Mau and Xuan Thuy streets. It will also pass through Kim
Ma, Nui Truc and Quoc Tu Giam streets. The last stop will be the Hanoi railway
station at the T-junction of Le Duan and Tran Hung Dao streets.-VNA